Get from the right place and this is an incredible bargain.

Ben Pattinson, OutdoorsMagic

7 September 2008

Summary: Not really a strength or a weakness, it's both. The tent NEEDS it's "optional" footprint groundsheet. This is a tailored super light groundsheet that has loops that fit over all the pole ends/loops - meaning that you don't even need to put extra pegs in for it.

Pros: It's easy to erect once you get the hang of it. The feed sleeves are continuous and end in a closed re-enforced pocket at one end. The poles are asymmetric, having a smooth rounded end that you feed through the sleeves, such that if it snags, it will not tear the material. Note: Do not stake out ...

Cons: The biggest weakness is the the instructions that tell you to stake out the base first. I have tried and tried, and you simply cannot erect this tent by doing this. The geometry simply doesn't work. The base needs to come in as the poles make the fabric arc and stretch. Staking the base out in al...